Erik the opera ghost books

Well yes it was a good thing, even though erik never wanted it to happen. The true story of the opera ghost holly and jeremy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Memories of erik, the phantom of the opera youtube. That is the first time my mother told me about her friend erik, the opera ghost. The characters of erik, meg, christine, raoul, and madame giry live again within the. No one has actually seen this phantom, but christine daae, a beautiful and talented young singer, has heard his voice. Erik now wonders the halls of the operas populaire alone and broken, no longer feeling the thrill of being the opera ghost. The phantom of the opera by gaston leroux goodreads. Phantom of the opera erik andrew lloyd webber take. And from this launching point, the author spins a tale that was very interesting and a lot of fun to read. Erik the phantom of the opera phantompedia wiki fandom. Yes, erik was supposed to have died, but leroux did leave that ending fairly open to interpretation.

He is a prodigy repeatedly struggling against societies that boast of enlightenment yet still wallow in conformity and superstition. See more ideas about phantom of the opera, opera and music of the night. The phantom of the opera characters flashcards quizlet. Each of us have our own interpretations of the opera ghost. According to the book, erik was known as the opera ghost. The opera ghost, the phantom of the opera, the red death, the mans voice. Bruns is a masterful storyteller who skillfully crafts a world that is vivid and engrossing.

Not the phantom of the opera his disguise or the opera ghost his persona, but the human part of the man behind the mask. See more ideas about phantom of the opera, opera and she belongs to me. The phantom, aka the opera ghost, aka the trapdoor lover, aka the angel of music. On that day, i had spent long hours over the memoirs of a manager, the light and frivolous work of the tooskeptical moncharmin, who, during his term at the opera, understood nothing of the mysterious behavior of the ghost and who was making all the fun of it that he. Christine daaeerik phantom of the opera works archive. Anne perry, in her introduction to lerouxs version, published by random house, describes erik as the best and the worst in all of us. When the opera ghost sent christine away to marry his rival, the youthful and. The person that we so identify with the man and his humanity. A sparkling new translation of the novel that inspired the most popular stage musical of all time. Buy the phantom of the opera collins classics uk ed.

Erik a sequel to phantom of the opera by stephanie hanson. It was first published as a serialization in le gaulois from 23 september 1909, to 8 january 1910. Through phantom eyes phantom of the opera complete story. The listing makes it seems as though its a really nice, leatherlike or old fashioned covered classic. Erik the opera ghost longs for acceptance and the heart of christine. The phantom of the opera is a novel by gaston leroux, in which the phantom is a real person, as we discover after getting familiar with the story. He was so used to being scorned and feared that staying in a sewer and sleeping in a coffin was better than being around people who could never understand him. Jul 04, 2017 books music the phantom of the opera erik erik destler more the opera ghost christine raoul le mort vivant the red death phantom of the opera musicals report add to library 18. Erik s last names gaston leroux never gives our charming opera ghost a last name. The american musical sensation yeston and kopit, phantom susan kay, the phantom of the opera tv 1990. However, a mysterious fellow, who also happens to live beneath the paris opera house, is hired by its owners to dispatch the opera ghost once and for all. His love christine had left him, the opera populaire had opened its doors once again. With erik, his only crime is to be born different in ways that both mesmerize and horrify.

The phantom of the opera by gaston leroux author of the. She asked me to keep his identity a secret for if the managers ever learned who he was or where he lived, he would be hunted down and destroyed, and he was too beautiful to be destroyed. Ask anything you want to learn about erik the opera ghost by getting answers on askfm. I began with a reread of lerouxs novel and then susan kays in december. Erik himself laments the fact that his mother was horrified by his appearance and that his father, a master mason, never saw him. Erik escaped this island and somehow made his way to the paris opera house, where here he secretly lived in the. Covered by darkness erik drove the carriage from the vicomtes home and down the dark cobbled streets, passing the ruins of the opera house he had once haunted as the opera ghost. Erik is a central figure in kim newmans pulp pastiche anthology angels of music, in which he is reimagined as the head of a private detective organisation called the opera ghost agency, employing as its agents the female protagonists of popular contemporary media, including trilby oferrell, christine, irene adler and others, in homage to. Jan 27, 2020 when a woman has seen me, as you have, she belongs to me. Meg giry could hardly recall a time when she did not know stories of the opera ghost, a ghost who seems to be just a man, a real man, living isolated and alone somewhere in that beautiful theatre. The character has been adapted to alternate media several times, including in the 1925 film adaptation starring lon.

From infatuation to obsession to destiny, each story offers a new take on the beloved tale that shows the power of true love and how it can transform a broken soul. This book is a dark tale of a mans descent into violence and madness, and the woman who forms the. Regarding the phantom of the opera, is the phantom. Erik is the main antagonist in gaston lerouxs 1911 the phantom of the opera. Phantom of the opera erik opera ghost angel of music by some deformed man who lived in the catacombs of the opera house. Ive been watching the phantom of the opera all week, and this is pretty bad because i only have pictures and no clips from the movie. As some of eriks greatest desires surprisingly come true, he also faces some of his greatest challenges. The phantom of the opera is based on a book from 1910 that. He is also the protagonist and antagonist of many film adaptations of the novel, notably the 1925 film adaptationstarring lon chaney, sr. Erik phantom of the operameg giry works archive of our own. A sweet young ingenue, christine daae, is called upon to sing when the operas leading. Erik, aka the phantom of the opera, is pariss heathcliff.

Books music the phantom of the opera erik erik destler more the opera ghost christine raoul le mort vivant the red death phantom of the opera musicals report add to library 18. With or without true love, erik still remains erik. Sep 09, 2015 first things first, this is the phantom of the opera story contained within. The phantom of the opera by gaston leroux, phantom by susan kay, phantom by laura deluca, the complete phantom of the opera.

The paris opera house is said to be haunted by a ghost with a deaths head, who demands a small salary and a reserved box. A character profile for erik the phantom of the opera, as he appears in the 2004 andrew lloyd weber movie adaptation. When the story was first published, it was not popular, and the book went. Erik smiled darkly, remembering when he first heard christines voice. A phantoms claim chapter 1, a phantom of the opera fanfic. Literary challenge to encourage others to read feeling thankful. A bloody, beaten and nearly dead erik is dumped in a wagon bound for a village far from paris where a kindly priest discovers him and takes him to the local judges home.

Erik is the main antagonist played by lon chaney in the phantom of the opera 1925 film erik was born with a rare deformity and due the scorns and jeers of mankind he went insane and had to be placed in a asylum for the criminally isane, which happened to be located on an island. The phantom is based upon a man named erik who was born in a. Mar 02, 2006 ive been watching the phantom of the opera all week, and this is pretty bad because i only have pictures and no clips from the movie. Dec 04, 2019 through phantom eyes, volume six, take us further into the fascinating depths of eriks life his thoughts, dreams, and brilliance.

The rock opera phantom of the paradise has winslow the erik character get his head caught in a recordpress and robert englunds horrorversion has him selling his soul to satan and having his face mutilated as a result this version also has a gruesome variation on the mask, in which erik is sewing flesh to his face. Erik, aka the phantom, the opera ghost, the trapdoor lover, is one of the main characters and main antagonist in the franchise and is often depicted as an introverted genius with a mask. In the novel the phantom of the opera is christines. Eriks personality, likes and dislikes, were my creation woven from my imagination, just as many of my author friends have done as well. Feast your eyes, glut your soul on my cursed ugliness.

Lon chaneys characterization of erik in the silent film the phantom of the opera 1925 remains closest to the book in content, in that eriks face. Putting erik is dead in a paper doesnt mean he was, well, actually dead. In the original novel, few details are given regarding erik s past, although there is no shortage of hints and implications throughout the book. The following is based on the gaston leroux novel, where the. Erik lessons from the phantom of the opera and other. If you love the 2004 phantom of the opera movie, you will love these books. A man, an angel, and a phantom just as brilliant as ugly, erik has won affection of the public, his story firstly told by leroux and then repeatedly retold by others moves peoples hearts around the world.

This sequel to alws phantom continues, with old characters and new, happy times and sad times, adventure and romance, but most of all our favorite opera ghost erik. To prove that point, ive listed below some comments from other authors who have written phantom books. Jul 12, 2006 however, a mysterious fellow, who also happens to live beneath the paris opera house, is hired by its owners to dispatch the opera ghost once and for all. Lessons from the phantom of the opera and other phantom. If kay had stopped where the phantom of the opera book and musical started, she would have had a decent book on her hands. It was published in volume form in late march 1910 by pierre lafitte and directed by aluel malinao. The the phantom of the opera quotes below are all either spoken by erik the phantom of the opera the ghost the voice or refer to erik the phantom of the opera the ghost the voice.